Example sentences of "[vb pp] not [to-vb] him " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even then she might have decided not to answer him , or she could have let it be seen by accident before knowing what it was . |
| 2 | Having decided not to marry him , Clare directed her rescuer , David Arrowsmith , to Applebank Cottage . |
| 3 | Matey had gone out , not to return until late at night , leaving Dr Neil 's tea in the larder on a plate carefully positioned under a fine gauze hood to protect it from the ubiquitous flies ; he had said not to leave him supper , for he might visit the local evening market where prepared food of all kinds was on sale , from oysters to whelks ; he was partial to shellfish , he said . |
| 4 | If he was not to be a lecturer at Cambridge because they did not think him academic enough , and if he was not to be a parish priest because he could not keep teenagers in order and because the adults were said not to understand him and because he felt a teaching vocation , where was his right place ? |
| 5 | When , eventually he was able to take in his surroundings — the dingy room in a seedy lodging-house near Earls Court tube station — he became increasingly ashamed at having , as he felt , scarpered , even though Liza had appeared not to want him to stay . |
| 6 | He allowed himself a small , tight smile as she clenched her teeth and remained staring him full in the face , determined not to give him the satisfaction of accepting his subtle invitation to check his statement . |
| 7 | She clenched her fists , unable to struggle , but determined not to give him the satisfaction of knowing she wanted him . |
| 8 | It seemed that she was determined not to take him seriously . |
| 9 | McLaren , he was convinced , was determined to get the better of him , ‘ and I was determined not to let him ’ . |
| 10 | Brenda guessed that it was a big responsibility for him and was determined not to let him down . |
| 11 | She was determined not to let him know he still had the power to make her feel anything at all . |
| 12 | Determined not to let him keep the advantage , she bundled the unwanted attraction she felt for him into a cupboard and locked the door on it , before retorting sweetly , ‘ Well , as your invitation was so pressing , I thought I might as well take full advantage of it . ’ |
| 13 | She gazed at him implacably , determined not to fight him , or to struggle . |
| 14 | Determined not to present him with any more ammunition , she paused for a long moment , considering her words carefully before trying again . |
| 15 | Last night a nationwide alert was issued for the former foreign embassy bodyguard , who has Merseyside connections , and the public was warned not to approach him under any circumstances . |